Ever since Tang En had taken over Bloody Rock City, a large amount of resources had been transported from Ellington's teleportation portal. Then, under the control of the military, they were able to flow into the market in an orderly manner. Because of this, the surviving residents of Bloody Rock City were able to eat fresh vegetables and fruits in the cold winter for the first time in their lives.
Ellington's greenhouse planting technology had already been popularized in the Irus Empire. Now, a large amount of vegetables and fruits were produced in the winter. After satisfying the demand of the main market, it was not a big deal to transport some to Gris. In fact, because of these delicious and fresh vegetables and fruits, the residents of Bloody Rock City had a dream-like winter, and their hatred towards the Irus Empire had lessened a little. When Stanley was in power, the slogan was very loud, but the quality of life of the people of Gris did not change much.
However, Tang En had just taken over Bloody Rock City, and the quality of life of the residents of the city had immediately changed. There was no need to think about who could bring them a better life.
In a narrow alley, there were a few taverns. Ever since Stanley had forcibly conscripted five hundred thousand strong men to fight, Blood Rock City was left with only a few old, weak, sick, and disabled people. Naturally, business was not good, and there were very few customers.
In one of the taverns called "Blood Roar", there were a few people sitting there. At a glance, most of these people were missing arms or legs. They were obviously veterans of Gris who had retired from the battlefield.
"Bang!" The door of the tavern was pushed open with a light sound. A figure wrapped in a cold wind walked into the tavern.
That person walked to the bar and slapped a silver coin on the table. "Give me a glass of the strongest Hell's Blood Roar."
The tavern owner put away the silver coin and looked at the person in surprise. "Captain Maron? Didn't you participate in the war with Baron Owen? How come you're fine … "
All the people who participated in the war had been arrested and were going to be sent to reform through labor, but Captain Maron was not sent away?
Even if he did not participate in the war with Baron Owen, the city guards were still arrested. How come he was fine?
It was terrifying to think about …
Maron smiled bitterly. "Don't mention it … I just want to get drunk."
"Really? Then I'd like to recommend this wine to you. Right now, the strongest wine isn't the Hell Blood Roar, but the Tang Dynasty's Hero Wine. It's the best wine that was just shipped over from Ellington. It's the best wine to have in this weather. "
Seeing that Ma Lun didn't want to talk about it, the boss didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he took out a 125ml bottle of Tang Dynasty Hero Wine for him.
"So little?"
Ma Lun frowned. "Boss, are you trying to trick me?"
"Forget it if you don't want it!"
The boss said angrily, "I'm only giving you a discount because you're a regular customer. If it were anyone else, this small bottle would cost at least 5 silver coins."
Such a small bottle of wine actually cost 5 silver coins!?
Marlon glanced at the customer next to him, who nodded. "The boss didn't lie to you. This is indeed the price."
But this was too ridiculously expensive!
If it were in the past, one silver coin would be enough for him to drink three cups of Hell Blood Roar!
Ma Lun frowned, unscrewed the lid, and sniffed it. The fresh and sweet wine in the bottle made his eyes light up. He couldn't wait to take a sip. The moment the wine entered his mouth, he felt a cool and soft wine gliding over his tongue and flowing into his throat. Before he could savor it, the wine suddenly turned into a line of fire, and a blazing flame seemed to rise in his stomach. Ma Lun's forehead was sweating in an instant, and the coldness in his body was dispelled. He only felt warm.
"It's really good wine!"
Ma Lun was pleasantly surprised. He took out another 10 silver coins. "Give me two more bottles! I want to drink to my heart's content today! "
"Sorry, I can only sell you one more bottle."
The boss picked up 5 silver coins and pushed the rest back to him. "Because this wine was very popular when it was first released, and now it's out of stock. I don't have much left."
After a pause, the boss continued, "By the way, if you have any extra gold or silver coins at home, use them quickly. The government has issued an announcement that they're starting to withdraw gold, silver, and copper coins, and replace them with banknotes issued by the Central Bank of Prandal."
"Banknotes?"
Ma Lun savored the taste of the Tang Hero Wine carefully. After a moment, he exhaled and said, "I've heard that even the Leon Empire has started to use this kind of currency. It's said that it's easy to carry, resistant to water and fire, and can also be used for counterfeiting."
"Yes, it's a good thing for us to switch to banknotes."
While the two of them were chatting, a sudden discussion came from the side, attracting their attention.
"Have you heard? The mayor of Blackmountain City, Marquis Kurt Everett, has already pledged loyalty to that person … "
The person who was talking to Ma Lun shook his head and couldn't help but say, "In fact, it's not just the mayor of Blackmountain City. The mayor of Deadwood City, Marquis Ivan Joss, Marquis Bartholomew Cofell of Ironhammer City, Marquis Bertram Darnley of Salt Lake City, and so on have all pledged loyalty."
"Oh my god! Does this mean that all the major cities of Grace have already fallen under his control? Are they not planning to resist? "
"Resist? How can they resist? "
That person drank a mouthful of wine and said in a muffled voice, "You don't know yet, right? Now, from Salt Lake City to the south, there's nothing left on the Howling Plateau. Not even a blade of grass grows!"
"What!?"
"It's said that it's the power of a legendary spell. Because Stanley angered that person, he directly released a legendary spell and destroyed everything there to deter that bastard Stanley —"
"Shh! Although Stanley is already dead and the situation has changed, it's better not to shout. "
"Tch, what's there to be afraid of with these old bones of mine?"
That person didn't care. He grabbed a piece of roasted steak and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it. After drinking a mouthful of wine, he continued, "Although I don't know if it's true or not, I heard that there were only 14 mayors who came to Bloody Rock City this time. Including Bloody Rock City, I'm afraid that there are only 15 major cities left in Grace."
The people beside him felt their hair stand on end. Dozens of cities, tens of millions of lives, suddenly disappeared just like that?
"Vicious and merciless isn't enough to describe that person, right?"
"Vicious and merciless?"
That person burped and laughed drunkenly, "You still don't know what happened in the castle."
"What happened in the castle?"
"Tang En … Hmm, I should call him Tang En Majesty, I'm really not used to it." That person sighed and wanted to drink to moisten his throat, but suddenly found that there was no wine left. He touched his pocket and sighed, then pointed in the direction of the castle, "Tang En Majesty might want to make those mayors admit defeat as soon as possible, so he revealed what he found in the castle to them. Hey, guess what he found in the castle?"
Even Maron and the tavern owner were attracted. Maron leaned over and asked, "What did he find?"
That person glanced at him and sneered, "He actually found a healthy adult man? How rare. "
Maron frowned and took out a gold coin and slapped it in front of that person, "Today is my treat, drink as much as you want, hurry up and say it."
That person looked at the gold coin and then at the tavern owner.
The tavern owner also knew how to deal with people. After putting away the gold coin, he directly brought over a large plate, a few full cups of Hell's Blood Roar, and a bottle of limited edition Tang En Hero Wine.
"Oh, Tang En Hero Wine, it's good, but unfortunately, I can't drink to my heart's content."
That person picked up the wine bottle and wiped it, then carefully stuffed it into his arms. Then, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, whetting the appetite of Maron and the others before continuing, "They found corpses."
"Tsk, just corpses …"
That person said coldly, "Those corpses are our former queens."
A cold wind blew, and the temperature in the tavern seemed to drop by a few degrees. These people suddenly remembered something. The new queens that Stanley married often disappeared from everyone's sight not long after, at most one or two years. Then, he would marry a new queen, but those disappeared queens were never seen again …
"They were all killed by the Stanley you all worshipped … His Majesty Stanley … Hehe …"
Thinking that he had personally sent his daughter into the arms of that demon, the corners of that person's eyes were a little moist. He wiped it as if nothing had happened and continued to drink.
"But," the tavern owner could not help but ask, "even if it's the queen's corpse, it can't be used as a bargaining chip to persuade those castellans, right?"
"Of course not."
That person shook his head and continued, "But what I'm going to announce next is enough to destroy the prestige that Stanley left in their hearts."
Maron frowned, "Don't keep us in suspense, what did you find in the castle?"
"A magic formation."
That person said slowly, "A magic formation that summons demons … His Majesty Stanley summoned demons and made a deal with them."
Demons!
Everyone was shocked. The king they worshipped and trusted had actually summoned a demon!? And made a deal with demons!?
"I'm afraid those little queens are all victims of this transaction. The blood pillar that you saw that day was caused by His Majesty Twain destroying the magic array."
The person said in a hoarse voice, "A huge blood pool was dug out from the basement of the castle, and there were countless blood and bones in it. The hearts of the queens were dug out by Stanley and used on the demon's magic formation …"
An incomparably terrifying scene seemed to appear in front of everyone's eyes. Stanley dug out the hearts of the young queens from their chests and then used them on the magic formation as a sacrifice to the demon …
Maron trembled and then looked at that person in horror. "Who are you? It's impossible for a homeless man to know this kind of news! "
"Homeless man …?"
That person looked down at himself, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. He really looked like a homeless man now. "Forget it, a homeless man is a homeless man …"
Maron stared and carefully observed that person's slightly old face, messy hair, deep eye sockets, sunken cheeks …
Suddenly, Maron's body trembled. The face of this homeless man in front of him overlapped with a person's. He exclaimed, "Duke Felton!?"
"No, you've got the wrong person. I'm Homeless Jast. The rest is on me, don't waste it. "
Jast Felton finished the wine in his cup, waved his hand, and turned to walk out of the tavern.
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